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- Teen Tweet Example of Free Speech or Rude Behavior?Should a Kansas teen apologize for her Tweet? The issue isn't really free speech but rather rude behavior.
- Respecting a Student's Right to Free SpeechApart from the Fourth Amendment, the most important amendment pertaining to student rights is the First Amendment.
N.M. Man's Abortion Billboard Looks More like Abuse Than Free SpeechThough both cases involve offensive and distasteful speech, Fultz's billboard is different from the Westboro protests on almost every count. Let's have a look.
Obama Seeks to Suppress Free Speech Rights of Government ContractorsThe Obama administration is preparing an executive order that will require all private entities with government contracts to disclose not only what they contributed to political candidates but also to independent groups.- Glenn Beck - Free Speech HeroGlenn Beck is the best example why America has nothing to fear from free speech and a free press!
The Life and Legacy of Louis D. BrandeisLouis D. Brandeis (1856-1941) was a highly significant and influential Jewish lawyer and an associate justice of the United States Supreme court whose work greatly contributed to and further developed the legal concept of "Sociological Jurisprudence".
Free SpeechWe have a right to speak freely in this country. Speaking is the oral use of words and has nothing to do with physical demonstrations.
Free Speech Isn't FreeThe Citizens' United decision has disenfranchised Americans. Those who hold the opinions of the party that bought the last election may express themselves. The rest are to be held silent.
Westboro Baptist Church Has No Clue How Hypocritical They Are in Free Speech, ProtestsHypocrisy within the Westboro Baptist Church as they take free speech for granted. Using it for funeral protests?- Free Speech Does Not Equal Freedom from ResponsibilityRecent events in Tucson have raised an interesting question, How far does our freedom of speech extent and at what point do we need to accept responsibility for the outcome?
Free Speech?With recent events in Arizona rolling across the airwaves, free speech is being attacked and blamed for this heinous attack. Are we in danger of being censored? Are we in danger of being told by the government what we can and cannot say?- Don't Blame Free Speech for Arizona Shooting; Blame How We Neglect America's Mentally IllIt is not free speech that caused the tragedy in Tucson. It is our failure to deal properly with the mentally ill.
- Montana Valedictorian Wins Religious Free Speech CaseThe Montana Supreme Court voted 5 to 1 that a valedictorian's free religious speech rights were violated by her high school.
- Free Speech and Anti-Bullying Clash in America's ClassroomsA recent spate of highly publicized teen suicides after extreme bullying has pressured schools to crack down on harassment while some students claim the new restrictions are infringing on their freedom of speech. Where do we draw the line?
- Free Speech or Free Negativity?Politics has become not much more than a way to dump negativity on others. This is what needs to change about politics.
- Keith Olbermann Suspension Shows Corps Have More Free Speech Than IndividualsLast week, after reviewing political donations by progressive pundit Keith Olbermann, NBC decided to suspend the popular host of "Countdown" indefinitely on grounds that he had violated company policy.
- Free Speech on Public Property #2The City of Grants Pass changed two illegal sign codes and didn't make them any more legal--the reverse in one case. Illegal laws suppressing speech intimidate only those who are both ignorant and law abiding.
- Is Hate Speech Good for America?The first amendment is most important when addressing unpopular speech. Our social, scientific, and spiritual growth is most likely to thrive under a system of free speech.
- The Erosion of Free Speech Via the Creation of Protected Groups Never to Be OffendedDefend freedom of expression!
Juan Williams Fired: Free Speech Vs. Editorial PolicyJuan Williams is the latest journalist to feel the ax for making comments not in line with editorial policy.- Is There a Limit to Free Speech?In recent news a Church in Topeka Kansas has used Free Speech to defend protesting at a soldiers funeral. Is there a point where this freedom is abusive?
- Digital Rights Groups: California Ban on Violent Video Games Violates Free SpeechDigital rights groups sent amicus briefs to the United States Supreme Court Friday urging them to uphold a ruling that threw out California law banning the sale or rental of violent videogames to those under the age of 18.
- Speak! Vote! Engage! Be a Citizen!Reflecting on how freedom of speech and other rights of Citizenship in America should require more effort and commitment, not less.
- Professor Rating: Free SpeechA retired college professor finally settles the question, "should professor ratings sites be banned or accepted as useful free speech?" by analyzing the attitudes of reviewers and taking a look at some of the sites themselves.
- Has Political Correctness Undermined Free Speech in the US?ronically, being overly sensitive to how people interpret particular pronouncements has sparked an anti-PC movement that completely disregards formalities. In many ways, both positions have, at times, undermined free speech in the US.
- First Amendment and Free SpeechThe issue of the first amendment and free speech.
When Free Speech Turns UglyHaving different views is normal. Using free speech to educate the public on opposing views is preferable from those that have destructive intents.- Ethics and Free SpeechA look at the ethics of free speech and possible situations, both good and bad, that challenge rights to free speech.
- Animal Cruelty is Never Free SpeechProducers of content that contains animal cruelty want to be protected under the First Amendment.
the ConstitutionA look at the amendments that protect US citizens that people really shouldn't overlook.- Famous Supreme Court Tests of the First AmendmentYou can think whatever you like, but there are limits on what you can say or show in America. The Supreme Court has ruled on some of them.
- Free Speech is Not Dead in France!It's time to start saying what we mean and not be afraid to voice our opinions, even if our opinions are politically incorrect.
Our Disappearing Freedoms: Free SpeechFree speech is an inherent part of our lives as Americans. We take it for granted. But, more and more this basic freedom is being breached in shocking ways.- Britain Tramples Savage - but Does it Trample Free Speech?This article delivers my opinion on whether or not Britain's ban of Michael Savage, based on the views he expressed through his radio show, is a violation of free speech or not.
- Hillary the Movie a Test Case for Free SpeechA documentary film called Hillary the Movie is now the subject of a Supreme Court free speech case testing the McCain Feingold Campaign Finance Reform law provisions against campaign ads. The ruling will affect free speech in America for decades to come.
- That Cartoon and Free SpeechIs the New York Post's Cartoon a subject of racial stereotyping and in what light does this cast on Free Speech.
- Freedom of Speech and Social Evolution: Striking an Inconvenient CompromiseFreedom of Speech and Social Evolution: Striking an Inconvenient Compromise
- President Obama and Free SpeechThroughout history people have been protected by overzealous governments by the loyal opposition. But unprecedented media bias in favor of Obama and attempts to stifle dissent are troubling signs.
- Freedom of Speech and Social Evolution: Striking an Inconvenient CompromiseFreedom of Speech and Social Evolution: Striking an Inconvenient Compromise
- Communication Law Case StudyAlthough the First Amendment guarantees the right to free speech, it is appropriate to limit that free speech when what is said could cause harm or injury to others.


